oversight
Meanings
Plural: oversights
Noun
- an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
- management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
- a mistake resulting from inattention
- An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
- Supervision or management.
- Overview.
Verb
- To oversee; to supervise.
- To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.
Origin / Etymology
From over- + sight. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht.
Synonyms
inadvertence, lapse, superintendence, supervising, supervision
Scrabble Score: 16
oversight is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordoversight is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oversight is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
oversight is a valid Words With Friends word